Originally discovered by James Douglas, a Scottish midwife and “physician extraordinary” to the sitting queen of England, the Pouch of Douglas remains a mysterious, little-known cranny in the ...

or the pouch of Douglas. The cul-de-sac is located between the rectum and the back of the uterus. Endometriosis most often occurs in the ovaries, but also commonly affects the cul-de-sac.

From fallopian tubes to the Pouch of Douglas, women’s body parts have been named by – and after – men. But the masculine language of medicine doesn’t end there. Does it matter? Take a tour ...

A key diagnostic sign of endometriosis is the obliteration of the Pouch of Douglas (a small space in the female pelvis between the uterus and rectum), which even experienced clinicians can ...